High Vis - Guided Tour - TEST PRESSING - UK, Post-Punk, Hardcore, Britpop, Baggy

$

280

This is a rare vinyl test pressing of the Dais Records release of High Vis's third album Guided Tour

"High Vis might retain the class-centric subject matter of their punk pedigree, but Guided Tour is more of a Britpop record in scope and sonic ambition. Sure, there are scrappier hardcore nods like “Drop Me Out” and “Mob DLA,” but the record also features some of High Vis’ most irresistible power ballads, harking back to the towering reign of Blur and Oasis. In another hat tip to ’90s UK musical exports, High Vis laid down a trip-hop beat and sampled South London DJ and singer Ell Murphy on “Mind’s a Lie.” Murphy’s silken melodies coast under Graham Sayle’s coarse dispatches, while a skittering snare beat propels everything forward. It’s High Vis’ most innovative song to date." - Pitchfork (30 Best Rock Albums of 2024)

"Already straddling hardcore, post-punk and indie jangle, the Londoners stretch even further here, with shades of house to this tale of mental strife: "What is truth when your mind's a lie?"" - The Guardian

Information:

Artist: High Vis

Title: Guided Tour

Cat.: DAIS231

Release Date: October 18, 2024

Record Label: Dais Records

Test Pressing Date: May 26, 2024

Side A:

Guided Tour

Drop Me Out

Worth The Wait

Feeling Bless

Fill The Gap

Farringdon

Side B:

Mob DLA

Untethered

Deserve It

Mind's A Lie

Gone Forever

RIYL: Oasis, Blur, SPEED, Killing Joke, The Stone Roses, Nothing, Militarie Gun, Quicksand, Fontaines D.C., Judas Priest, Failure, Blacklisters, HEALTH

Accolades:

Kerrang! - Albums of the Year

Pitchfork - 30 Best Rock Albums of 2024

Alternative Press - 50 Best Albums of 2024

The Finger - 30 Best Albums of 2024

Stereogum - 50 Best Albums of 2024 ; 50 Best Songs of 2024 - "Drop Me Out" ; 10 Best Hardcore Albums of 2024

Brooklyn Vegan - 50 Best Albums of 2024 

Personnel:

Bass – Jack Muncaster

Drums – Edward Harper

Engineer – Stanley Gravett

Guitar – Rob Hammarén

Guitar, Vocals – Martin Macnamara

Mastered By – Heba Kadry

Mixed By – Misha Hering

Producer – Jonah Falco

Sound Designer – Alex Bingham (3)

Vocals – Graham Sayle

Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Alex Money, Nicky Palermo, Ell Murphy

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